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suburban

su·bur·ban

UK/səˈbɜː(ɹ)bən/ US/sʌˈbɜrbʌn/ fairly common

adjective

1.

relating to or characteristic of or situated in suburbs

  • “surburban population”

Origin

From Latin suburbanus, from prefix sub- (“under”) + urbs (“city”) + -anus (“adjective suffix”), equivalent to sub- + urban.

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